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Bloodcurdling new 911 audio reveals moment stranger tried to abduct girl, 13, outside Florida gas station by grabbing her neck
Daily Mail UK ^ | October 22, 2026 | RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

Posted on 10/23/2026 5:25:38 AM PDT by Red Badger

Terrifying 911 audio captured the moment a witness reported a man who tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl outside of a Florida gas station.

Michael Polanco, 32, was arrested after police said he attempted to abduct the teen on Monday in broad daylight at a Shell gas station in Miramar, about 20 miles outside of Miami.

Surveillance footage allegedly showed Polanco approach the girl and grab her neck before she escaped.

A man who witnessed the incident called 911 and reported what he saw, according to audio NBC6 obtained.

'A guy just tried to grab a kid,' the witness said, adding that it happened about two minutes before he placed the call.

He told the dispatcher that the man, later identified by police as Polanco, left the area on a scooter.

According to the local news station, the witness spoke with the victim and relayed information while calling 911.

Polanco allegedly asked the girl to request scissors from the man who made the 911 call, but she did not, according to court records viewed by the Daily Mail.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: florida; gasstation; kidnapping; scissors

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1 posted on 10/23/2026 5:25:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
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2 posted on 10/23/2026 5:32:00 AM PDT by Liz (โ€œThe heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands. " (Psalm 19:1))
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To: Red Badger

Would anyone miss him if he just disappeared?


3 posted on 10/23/2026 5:33:38 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: Red Badger

A judge has denied bond.

I wonder why.


4 posted on 10/23/2026 5:34:37 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ)
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To: ryderann

Put him in genpop. They will treat him fairly.....................


5 posted on 10/23/2026 5:36:49 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine โ€“ August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: mewzilla

Florida has a non bondable offense statute on the books...

https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0907/Sections/0907.041.html

Good.


6 posted on 10/23/2026 5:38:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ)
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To: mewzilla

He needs a severe attitude adjustment. His fellow inmates will see to it................


7 posted on 10/23/2026 5:39:14 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine โ€“ August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

Just another imported Biden American, nothing to see.


8 posted on 10/23/2026 5:42:25 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Red Badger

Hard to imagine him kidnapping the intended victim on a scooter. That said maybe he just wanted some immediate sexual interaction. Yeah keep this person away from society please.


9 posted on 10/23/2026 5:59:20 AM PDT by xp38
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“Yeah keep this person away from society please.”

We don’t have a “crime” problem, we have a problem with criminals walking the streets. And a problem with the progressives who keep them there. This is Broward County, of course. Famous the world over for official cowardice and love of criminal behavior?


10 posted on 10/23/2026 6:29:52 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: Red Badger

Florida will put that slimeball away for 30 years. That state is very tough on criminals, fortunately.


11 posted on 10/23/2026 6:31:02 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Liz

Just 1 little .22 would be a solution. Inexpensive too!


12 posted on 10/23/2026 8:17:31 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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